Tree Tops

Front of House Planting for slope

Shade tolerant and sympathetic to a woodland setting, these planting additions will add seasonal interest and variety throughout the year. Many of the plants included will naturalise over the years, building their impact and sustaining a long-term eco-system in keeping with the surrounding flora.

BACK of HOuse Planting Additions to existing borders

These additions have been chosen for their ability to tie the existing planting together, extend the borders’ seasonal interest and expand the areas of ground-cover to limit weed germination.

BACK of HOuse underPlanting Additions for cottage rose bed

Salvia not only look pretty and are great for cut flowers, they also contribute to rose health when planted as companion plants. These species will fill out the rose border with summer blooms and stave off weed germination by shading out any bare soil.

Next Steps

Mulch

We would recommend mulching all of the borders around the house to feed the plants and suppress the germination of weed seed. This will significantly reduce the amount of labour needed for weeding across the year.

We would estimate that it would need 3 bulk bags of composted bark (for the ornamental beds) and 1 bag of well rotted manure (for the veg beds).

Composted bark @ £129.50 x 3 = £388.50

Well rotted manure @ £104.50 x 1 = £104.50

Mulch labour, 2 gardeners for 1 day @ £360

If we could order mulch to be delivered past the cottage by the little gate this would be ideal.

Pots

We would recommend adding fresh peat-free compost and perennial flowers to the pots around the house to keep these low maintenance and high impact.

If you would like us to draw up a plan for these we will count them up next visit and cost up for materials and labour.

On-Going Maintenance

Dependent on planting and mulching previous to the arrival of Spring we would estimate 6hrs every 4 weeks (£180) to maintain the main ornamental and vegetable gardens’ weeding and pruning needs.

This suggestion is our best estimate based on our current understanding of the garden, as the warm weather approaches we will be able to assess the ground for any dominant weeds resurfacing which are currently dormant. If these or another other surprises require significant extra attention, or the need to space out the visits to a different frequency we will of course let you know and revise the plan in conversation with you.

Other Planning and Planting

After deer-proof fencing is secured around vegetable garden a plan and planting for perennial vegetables and quick sowers can be drawn up with edibles such as artichokes, asparagus, chives, salad leaves and long crops such as carrots, parsnips and winter greens. We would not recommend planting anything new in this area in advance of deer proofing.